Bob Davenport, who has died aged 94, was a leading figure on the British folk scene for seven decades; his gritty, heartfelt ...

We’ve been following up our list of the 50 best albums of 2022 with more lists that dive deeper into specific genres, and here’s our list of 15 (technically 16) great folk albums from 2022. The albums ...

The 1960s were riddled with folk rock albums, so how do you know where to start? Here are just three albums from that time that are must-listens for anyone looking to get into the genre. From Fairport ...

Carthy wears his considerable history lightly. His album was reflective without being nostalgic or complacent, building on a lifetime’s commitment to the performance and interpretation of traditional ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

In October last year the musician Angeline Morrison, whose 2022 masterpiece The Sorrow Songs drew on deep research to present new folk music that centred the real Black British figures who are often ...

Before we begin, I can’t recommend enough that any England-based readers catch La Tène and Sourdure, two outliers of the French radical folk scene, at their forthcoming Cafe OTO show this Saturday (26 ...